Topic: U.S. House Committee On Transportation & Infrastructure

GOP pipeline bill would block safety reforms

0 . House Republicans are proposing pipeline legislation that safety advocates say would block or undermine needed reforms after several accidents ...
Rumors are flying around Washington, DC, that Senate Commerce and Transportation Committee Chairman Rockefeller will capitulate to Chairman Mica of...
As I noted in my article about the current FAA bill extension, or rather the lack of such an extension, the U.S. government is losing almost $30...

US Congress ex-staffer convicted of corruption

A former US House of Representatives staff member was convicted on corruption charges in a probe linked to disgraced superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, the US Department of Justice said Thursday.A federal jury in the US capital convicted Fraser Verrusio, 41, on charges ...
Rep. Petri Aviation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee started its hearings, the first step toward coming out...
The incoming new chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee as well as the Aviation subcommittee chairman have urged TSA to...

Crisis Redux for Highway Trust Fund

The article reports on the warning given by U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman James Oberstar that the highway trust fund in Minnesota will face another funding crisis by August 2010 because it cannot provide overnight payments of its 80 ...
Congress set to act on tougher aviation safety measures in response to 2009 commuter crashCongress is getting ready to pass tough new aviation safety measures that were developed in response to a deadly commuter plane crash near Buffalo in early 2009.The ...
Feds: Airline fees make it hard for consumers to shop for the best deal when buying ticketsFinding the best deal on a flight has become a lot more difficult, thanks to hefty baggage and service fees that consumers often don't know ...
<div id="subtitle">House transportation, natural resources, Senate environmental panels join list of oil hearings</div><div><p>Three more congressional committees have announced they will hold hearings on the Gulf oil spill, adding to an already crowded calendar of oil hearings ...